Chapter 509 Media City
"Why do you suddenly have such an idea?"
"Actually, after having George, I thought about it..."
Today Barron and Bonnie went to Earl Bute's house for dinner. On the way back, Bonnie suddenly told Barron that she was going to start training her deputy and gradually delegate power to Stuart Media. She is more responsible for coordinating the overall situation as the chairman.
This was the first time she had expressed such thoughts to herself, so Barron was still a little surprised.
He heard Bonnie say:
"I'm planning on it in two or three years, because George will be older by then and I can have more time to take care of him. And didn't you talk to Ian about the Media City today? Stuart The media will also go to Media City, and it will be difficult for me to take care of my family and career.”
Indeed, during the previous dinner, Earl Bute talked with Barron about the upcoming construction plan of Media City.
In fact, this plan was just announced.
The so-called Media City Plan is the UK's first comprehensive media city project jointly participated by the BBC and SEM Group and actively promoted by the government.
At present, the site of this media city plan has been determined. It is at the old site of Salford Quay in Manchester. It is located on the ship canal between Salford and Trafford in the west of Manchester. It covers an area of 810,000 square meters. It will also be the first gathering area in Europe dedicated to media.
Of course, this media city will be developed in multiple phases. The first phase development area is 150,000 square meters, and Argent Real Estate Group will also participate in it.
After the first phase of the Media City project is completed, the BBC is preparing to move the headquarters of its five TV stations here.
SEM Group will relocate its ITV headquarters and related media production departments to Manchester's Media City, and will build Europe's largest media content production center here, which can be used for future TV series shooting and variety shows. Make.
In order to support this project and help Manchester complete its industrial transformation, the government will also provide the most favorable policies for the Media City project.
By then, I believe there will be many small and medium-sized related media companies settled in the Media City.
Stuart Media, which has close cooperation with SEM Group, is no exception. This is what Bonnie just talked about. When Stuart Media settles in Manchester Media City, it will naturally be difficult for her to take care of her son in London. Little George, and because of Barron's numerous industries, the two of them were often separated. Naturally, she didn't want them to spend less time together, and finally made her own choice, which was to delegate more of the company's affairs.
Of course, these things are not imminent, because of the efficiency of British construction...
The first phase of the Media City plan will start next year, that is, in 2007, and will be completed in 2011, which will take a full four years.
In other words, within three or four years, Stuart Media will not need to think too much about relocation.
Bonnie now mentioned this matter to Barron and discussed it more with him.
Naturally, Barron was very supportive of her idea.
Although speaking of modern times, nobles did not have too strict requirements for women, but as a duchess, Bonnie was able to focus a large part of her energy on her family and children, and he welcomed her very much.
He does not mean that he must require his wife to live a leisurely life like other ladies, go beauty shopping, or have afternoon tea and entertainment with female companions. Bonnie is willing to have her own career, and he will support it, but At least, you still need to take care of things at home.
But then again, even if children need to be taken care of, this "care" is still very different from the care of ordinary people, and it is far less strenuous.
The only thing Bonnie needs is more company. After all, it is just their son George Cavendish now. Although he is less than one year old, there are more than 5 maids taking care of him in shifts on weekdays. It can be said that There is no need for Bonnie to spend too much energy on this.
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"Sorry, Your Highness the Duke, although Bruce Lightner made certain concessions, they did not meet our expectations..."
Next, Barron received a call from Vanguard Sports Group CEO Kebi Haber. On the phone, he told Barron about the progress of negotiations with the current owner of the Nets, Bruce Laettner, to acquire the Nets. Not satisfactory.
Initially, Bruce Leitner bid for US$500 million, but now that the negotiations are over, although the other party has lowered the offer, they are deadlocked on the price of US$400 million.
In addition, the other party also made some demands regarding the construction of the arena and his Atlantic Court real estate project...
In the final analysis, the other party is a greedy businessman, and another trait is that he will not give up until he sees the Yellow River.
Therefore, before the subprime mortgage crisis breaks out, he has not yet experienced risks through mortgage real estate loans, so he will not make any concessions in terms of the price for selling the Nets.
"What about the other teams?"
Hearing Barron's words, Kevin Harper secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that His Highness the Duke would just fall in love with the Nets. Speaking of which, in the past two seasons, the Nets' The performance could be said to be mediocre. He didn't even understand why His Royal Highness the Duke wanted to buy this team. Is it just because it was about to move to New York?
"Another team that may be acquired is the Golden State Warriors in Oakland. Although the performance of this team is not very good at present, I have been in contact with their owner Chris Cohan. Their asking price is lower than the Nets, and their attitude is more positive..."
Golden State Warriors? Barron has some impressions of this team. The performance in the following years was still very good. Wait, which year was Curry a rookie?
It seems to be 2009, um...
Barron pondered for a moment and said to Kebi Harper:
"Go and talk to Cohan. What's his asking price?"
"The other party's asking price is US$400 million, but with the current situation of the Golden State Warriors, it is worth less than US$300 million. I believe the price can be lowered."
Kebe Harper is still very happy, which also shows that His Royal Highness the Duke does not necessarily want a New York team, otherwise it would be easier for the Nets to win than the New York Knicks at this time...
In fact, the Golden State Warriors are not bad. Golden State is another name for California. In California, the Warriors' football market is still good.
Although Warriors owner Chris Cohan’s asking price is as high as US$400 million at this time, Keb Harper believes that based on the team’s situation at this time, he can lower the price to no more than US$350 million—— At least compared to the Nets, the Warriors haven't been involved in so many bad things.
